November is here, and a new month means new beers and new beer specials! As the holiday season ramps up, we’ll be in overdrive to keep you stocked up with the latest and greatest beers available in the market.

One of the wineries I am most excited about, Paul Bara, a seventh-generation grower producer, is one of the most exciting Rosé Champagne producers today. Hailing from the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, in the Montagne de Reims, Paul farms 26 acres of vines primarily planted to Pinot Noir.

While Plantation Stiggin’s Fancy Pineapple Rum is perfect as a substitute in any rum based dram, it can be properly experienced with a splash of simple syrup and a few dashes of bitters. Sure to be a showstopper at upcoming Halloween parties!

As I covered last week, this time of year is one of the heaviest with seasonal beer releases. Oktoberfest beers are out in force, pumpkin beers are starting to show, and more cool weather beers are coming. Brown ales, stouts, beer with winter spices… but seasonals aren’t the only thing rolling through the door.

Crane’s awesome base-berliner weisse is paired with lactose, vanilla beans and mangos in a tangy nod to the popular mango/yogurt-based drink, the mango lassi. Berliner Weisse is sour wheat ale originating from Germany. Low in ABV and bitterness, this tart style is becoming more popular than ever before.

While I generally like to focus on great values that we have to offer at Mike’s Wine & Spirits, this week I would like to celebrate a great region, and the winemaker who championed it over the last three decades: Giuseppe Rinaldi.

This week I’m presenting to you a couple of spectacular wines, both made in very small quantities, produced by one of the world’s top producers and visionaries. These are the wines of M & C Laiperre, the masters of Gamay, the most iconic name in Cru Beaujolais.